Legal Opinion
EIG Energy Fund XIV, L.P. v. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0333PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of the largest modern political scandal in the history of Brazil. In 2014, Brazilian investigators discovered that Defendant Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”), a Brazilian state-owned oil company, was at the center of a complex web of political and corporate corruption. The investigation, now popularly known as “Operation Car Wash,” revealed that Petrobras had a long-standing practice of soliciting bribes in exchange for awarding construction and service contracts. In addition to enriching…
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